No teacher has ever said
anything nice about me. I
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you that I can be a good student
like you said.”
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Rabbi Mordechai Kaminetsky
Parshas Pinchas

A War on War

This sounds so completely despicable that it is almost
absurd. What lesson can we learn
from this? Who can be so openly
evil?
Rabbi Reuven Wolf

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Rabbi from New York shared
with me the following story
which took place in a New
York City public school: It was a backto-school night at a high school to introduce the parents to their children’s new
teachers. One of the parents went up to
the teacher after the brief presentation.
“How’s my son Ron Smith doing?”
While it was only the second week of
the school year, this teacher already
knew Ron Smith as one of the best students in his fourth period class. The
teacher told the parent how Ron was
quick to volunteer answers. He seemed
very bright. The next day, in second period, a boy came up to the teacher and
said, “Thank you so much for what you
said to my mother last night. The
teacher asked, and what is your name?
The student responded, “Ron Smith.
No teacher has ever said anything nice
about me. I am going to do my best to
show you that I can be a good student
like you said.” The teacher had not realized that he had had two “Ron
Smiths”. But the Ron Smith who had
been complimented stopped getting in
trouble and did his very best, ending up
the semester on the honor roll.
We all respond well to positive comments and positive feedback. As is
shown in the story, even unintentional
positive comments can cause great
things to happen.
I am not for advocating giving positive
comments and compliments to everyone, whether they have earned the praise
or not. Pretty soon, those compliments
won’t make a difference. No one will
take the comments seriously.
But I do advocate taking extra time
and effort to congratulate students and
others when they do something special.
Taking the time to note unusually special
effort or progress can yield great results.
Children who are praised or rewarded
for their outstanding work will be more
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again in the future.
When I was in Little League, the
champion team of each division, the
Farm League, the Minors, and the Majors, received trophies for ending up in
first place. We worked so hard to end
up in first. I have two trophies from my
four years in Little League, a pretty good
accomplishment.
By the time my oldest daughter was
on a basketball team with Elias Elitzur
sports at the Jewish Community Center
some 30 years after my own youth
sports exploits, everyone who played got
the same award. There was no recognition for special play, by an individual or
by a team.
We now have a culture where no one
seems to recognize special work or accomplishments. Some teachers never
really praise special work. They purposely withhold “A” grades to somehow
prove they are in charge in a class. Creativity is downplayed as students must
each do their work in the same way, with
little innovation.
Some rewards and awards have remained. Schools still name valedictorians, for example. However, a recent
article indicated that there are high
schools who actually name 100 valedictorians! The awards that are given out
have come to have much less meaning.
Even with the recognition which is
sometimes provided, there remains little
recognition for trying harder, for doing
a special task or assignment.
Nine of the best years of my life were
spent in the U.S. Navy, on active duty for
three years and in the reserves for the
other six years. Serving with the
Marines, I became a great admirer of the
Marine Corps culture in which noteworthy acts are acknowledged. If someone
did an outstanding job, they would be
commended at the Commanding General’s formation in the morning. If
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worthy way, they would get a General’s
commendation. If someone had successfully completed their work with a
unit, they might get a commendation
praising their work.
I recall a significant event in which one
of the civilian workers in the Headquarters area started to go berserk in the
small daily Catholic Chapel. She was ripping the religious objects off the wall
and ranting. Nearby, a private first class
heard the uproar in the otherwise empty
chapel. He went in the chapel. He knew
the woman’s name as she worked nearby.
He calmly approached her and began to
talk in a hushed voice to her. As she
cried, he held her. The two sat on the
floor as help came. This private volunteered to accompany the ambulance that
took the woman to a local psychiatric
hospital. No one had thought much of
the private before then. But as I witnessed the end of this episode personally, I was greatly impressed how this 20
year old could calm a woman in this
manner and help her as he did.
The next morning, I wrote up a proposed commendation for the General.
This commendation praised the private’s
calm, reassuring demeanor that helped
this woman while saving the property of
the Chapel. Two days later, the young
private was honored in front of hundreds in the General’s formation. This
young Marine had never before been
honored. He had been only a C student
in school. He did not stand out in any
way. But his entire demeanor changed
when he accepted his honor from the
General. He would never again be the
same. He knew he could make a difference. On a least one occasion, he made
quite a significant contribution and his
work was rightfully commended.
It does not take much for a teacher to
commend a student for doing an extra
special project. A struggling student
who raises his or her grade significantly
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praise. Creative assignments can be signaled out. Praise does not cost much,
but the benefit can be so great.

ther promote leadership in the community and would encourage others to similarly help to better their communities.

I bring up the need for praise at this
time because I recently witnessed a troubling event. There is a scholarship program in the Jewish community that gives
five substantial scholarships to students
who undertake projects that help the
community. In past years, typically less
than 20 students applied for the scholarships with 25% of these winning the
scholarships. I heard that this year, in
the midst of the recession, the number
of applicants had gone way up. 178 high
school students in the state had performed special projects from organizing
on behalf of Israel to feeding the poor
of Los Angeles. The application process
required a nomination for the award and
at least two recommendations. How the
community was bettered had to be described in the application. 178 completed projects to help the community.
Only five would receive scholarships.

That was when my proposal went to
the Scholarship Committee. The Committee members challenged my proposal. Some of the projects were not
really what the Committee desired or for
what the scholarship program had been
set up, they claimed. Could they honor
these students as well? There were other
arguments provided. In the end, no
“honorable mentions” would be named.
No one else would be recognized. The
negative reaction of the Committee occurred even though it would cost no
money to post on the internet site the
applicants and the names of their cities
and projects. That Committee had an
opportunity to bring the outstanding
work of scores of students to the attention of the public. They did not view
this as necessary. They did not view a
pat on the back of students who had
worked an entire year or more on a project as worthwhile.

I called the agency coordinator of the
scholarship program and proposed that
they name “honorable mention” projects and list them on their website. This
special acknowledgement could be given
to all those that successfully completed
a project which had received the requisite nomination and recommendations.
I commented that this way, well over a
hundred students would be recognized.
The awards program could highlight the
many projects which had been completed and the communities which had
benefitted. The agency coordinator
seemed quite genuine in her positive reactions to my proposal. She indicated
that this was a “win-win” situation in
which students could put in their resumes that they had received honorable
mention in a scholarship program, while
the significant contributions to communities made by these students would further promote this scholarship program.
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thanking any notable work. We live in a
world where fewer and fewer adults in
leadership positions have had any kind
of military background. They just don’t
know the great good that can occur with
a simple statement of “good job.”
I don’t advocate awarding everyone.
But I do value praising special work or
contributions. When someone does
praiseworthy work, praise in return is appropriate.
I would like to live in a world where the
contributions of all are to be praised.
Every individual is capable of great work
at times. As we praise this work, we enhance the importance of the person
who did the work. One moment of special praise can change an entire life.
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evenge is not a Jewish trait, yet, in Parshas Matos, G-d commands Moshe to “take revenge for the Jewish people
from the Midianites.” Moshe amassased a thousand people from each tribe, including a battalion from the
tribe of Levi, and fought a war without mercy, with the goal of the complete annihilation of the Midianite
people. The war was successful, and the Jewish army conquered Midian and did with Midian exactly as they were instructed.
In last week’s Torah portion, we read how the evil sorcerers Balak and Bilam failed in their attempts to curse the
Jews, and out of their desperation to cause harm to the Jewish people, they resorted to luring them into sin. Midianite
and Moabite girls went to the Jewish camp in the desert and seduced many Jewish men and even tempted them into
idol worship. Thousands of people died because of this, and these two evil people caused much harm to the Jewish
nation.
Every other war that the Jews undertook was as a result of provocation or necessity. When the nation of Amalek attacked them on their way out of Egypt, the Jewish people defended themselves. When it came time to settle the land
of our forefathers, the land promised to us by G-d, the Jews battled the seven nations, but that was not a war against
the people. The inhabitants of the land had the opportunity to leave and might have been allowed to stay under certain
conditions, but they didn’t like their options, and fought the Jews.
What was the purpose of this revenge war with Midian? What lesson can we draw into our lives? The Shelah HaKadosh teaches that each week’s Torah portion contains a lesson relevant to the time of the year we read it. During this

A War On War

Our ongoing battle to eliminate divisiveness from the human heart.

difficult three week period between the fasts in the months of Tammuz and Av, a time when we acknowledge the loss
of our temple and exile from the holy land of Israel, the message of the portion of Matos is especially relevant and
timely.
As we know, the Torah was given to the Jewish people to influence and uplift the rest of humanity. Through performance of the mitzvos over thousands of years, the Jewish people rectify and elevate the world, leading it into the
messianic era when it will be perfectly holy and in harmony with G-d.
Until that time, the world is filled with a lot of unholiness and impurity for the Jewish people to combat. The Kabbalists explain that each of the ancient nations that the Jews confront and battle are embodiments of various negative
forces and drives in the world that must be vanquished. For example, to settle the Promised Land, the Jewish people
needed to first conquer the entire spectrum of human emotion by eliminating the negative traits harbored within their
own hearts. Each of the seven nations living in the land of Israel in the time of Joshua personified an antithesis of the
seven primary G-dly emotions. As the Jewish people battle these evil nations - unholy ideologies and emotions – we
cleanse ourselves and elevate the world.
The first two emotions, which are the most primary of the seven, are Chesed/Loving Kindness and Gevurah/Strength
and Discipline. Kindness and love often expresses itself as love, passion or attraction. We can have holy love and kindness - a passion for Torah and mitzvos and a longing for G-d and doing what’s right. But, there is also distorted kindness
- immoral craving and desire, strong passions and lusts for unholy and undesirable things. The nation of Canaan was
the personification of unholy Kindness.
Before donning their shields and holstering their weapons to fight against the Canaanites, the Jewish people had to
first battle their own hearts. The Jewish soldiers had to identify, extract and eliminate their fire for unholy passions and
lusts. When they were able to destroy the unholy Chesed living within their own souls, the opposing nation of Canaan
simply crumbled at their feet, and the ensuing physical battle was hardly a challenge.
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strength can appear as the desire for
law and order, self-discipline and
hard work. Unholy Gevurah, especially as manifested by the warlike
nation of the Hittites, manifests
itself as anger, hatred and violence.
Once again, before battling the Hittites, the Jewish people had to battle
these tendencies within themselves,
and only after a successful personal
battle was the land-war a victorious
effort.
In the portion of Matos, G-d instructs Moshe to destroy Midian.
This was a battle led by Moshe himself, even before the nation began its
conquest of the Holy Land. What
did the Jewish people need to rectify
within themselves even before entering the land, and why was Moshe the
leader needed to win the battle?
Chassidic teachings stress that that
the name of something describes its
essence. Midian literally means conflict-strife. The Midianites represent
the root of animosity, baseless hatred and divisiveness. Where the
trademark of holiness is unity and
harmony, peace and wholeness, the
trademark and identity of the unholy
is discord and fragmentation.
The Shema is the motto of the
Jewish people. It’s one of the first
things we say in the morning and the
last thing we say at night. The Shema
is sung by a new mother to her baby,
and it’s also part of the final
deathbed confession. Its final word
is Echad/One because the hallmark
of the Jewish people is oneness and
unity. The notion of world peace is
a Jewish idea – the ultimate dream of
a world dominated by oneness and
brotherly love; G-dly unity should
permeate through all beings and all
of creation.
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anyone and anything else is so thoroughly evil that they stand completely opposed to all G-dliness and
unity. The fact that anyone or anything else exists in the universe is
enough for Midian to oppose it.
They thrive in war, they channel and
fuel animosity, hatred, and discord
into humanity. For this reason, they
stand in direct opposition to G-d and
His people.
How do we differentiate between
the Hittites – noted as a divisive,
angry, warmongering and hate-filled
nation, and the Midianites - whom
the Kabbalists describe as the cradle
of strife and quarreling , the source
of divisiveness, fragmentation, and
baseless hatred?
The hatred of the Hittites was one
of offense; it was purposeful. They
hated others because they were easily
offended. They felt that everyone
was stepping on their toes or neglecting their honor.
Midian , however, is a very deep
evil rooted at the core of the human
psyche. Midian’s drive is Sinas Chinam/Baseless Hatred. The Midianites didn’t get offended because the
Jews did something they didn’t like.
The Midianites hated the Jews (and
practically everyone else) because
they couldn’t stand their existence.
Other people occupy space that
could have been theirs.
This sounds so completely despicable that it is almost absurd. What
lesson can we learn from this? Who
can be so openly evil?
Unfortunately, this baseless hatred,
Sinas Chinam, can also be so subtle
and camouflaged that it creeps up in
places that we least expect it. It’s
something we all suffer from. This
hatred comes from the inflation of
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it doesn’t manifest itself against
every other person in the world.
With most people, our ego is able to
fit them into the general agenda –
one person fits in my life because he
provides comfort, another person
provides business opportunities, one
is my doctor, and another is my
lawyer - we can find a context for
most people in which they are not
antagonizing, rather, complementing
our existence.
This cancerous evil of intolerance,
perpetuated by Midian, is towards
people who are exactly the same as
us, or who are working on similar
things. Even the most pious of people, with only the best of intentions
can be affected by this. For example,
a person may have an organization
to help those in need, perhaps by
providing money, food, or education,
and he really wants to help as many
people as possible, and works wholeheartedly, hour after hour, day after
day, year-round, to do good things.
Yet, the moment another organization opens, the fact that someone
else is doing it too and getting attention is utterly intolerable. What about
all of the people that need help? One
person or organization can’t possibly
help them all! What about the common goal? Sinas Chinam/Baseless
Hatred strips away all of the good
and completely invalidates the other,
causing one to view the other in the
worst possible light.
Our first exile lasted for seventy
years. The sages tell us that it was because the Jews succumbed to three
cardinal sins: Adultery, Murder and
Idolatry. The Kabbalists explain that
these sins come as a result of perversions in the primary emotions of
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gravity and tragedy of these sins, the
Jews recognized their depravity and
within seventy years they were able
to correct them, return to the land
of Israel and rebuild the temple.
The second exile, which we are still
suffering within, came about through
Sinas Chinam. It was the inner erosion of the community, the bickering
between the Rabbis and community
members, their inability to help each
other, or even coexist, that destroyed
the second temple and exiled us
from the Holy Land. Almost 2,000
years later, we are still within the
same exile, still working to correct
this evil within ourselves.
The root of this intolerance is the
density of the ego - an intense self
awareness and self obsession. The
world is under a curtain that blocks
and separates the creations from
feeling that all of existence is perpetually emerging from G-d, from utter
nothingness into something only to
serve him. To feel that we exist and
will continue to exist as part of some
system, that we are entitled to do
what we want and how we want it, is
an evil state of mind brought about
by the ego.
When a person assumes this state,
they are acting like a god, an absolute
entity that can’t stand that there is another god. The fact is that we are created and live to fulfill Hashem’s will.
Servants are not bothered by other
servants; they all work to fulfill the
wishes of the master. If there are
more servants, they are overjoyed,
because the master’s wishes are ful-

filled faster and to a greater degree.
Baseless hatred, the seed of our
current exile feeds the suffering of
all humanity. When we lose sight of
G-d, we lose sight of the reason for
our existence. This is the Midian, the
force of intolerance and divisiveness
within the world.
How can we correct this? What can
we do to bring the Jewish people together? The first step, is the identification and recognition of the
problem; to know that we suffer
from Sinas Chinam and that we need
to deal with it. Secondly, we need to
introduce humility and a submission
to the Divine Source of all of existence. We must recognize that we
exist to only serve Him and that we
are all working together, doing our
best, to serve him.
A pinky finger knows that its part
of the larger hand, it doesn’t start
performing tasks on its own, or reducing the importance of the other
fingers. If we can see ourselves as a
group of agents serving G-d and not
ourselves, then we can find significance in our work because we complement each other.
For this we have the Torah, it humbles us and slaps the ego around a little. To live a Torah based life, the self
must submit to G-d. One can no
longer say “I can do what I want in
MY life, MY house, MY kitchen, MY
bedroom…” The Torah shows is
that everything belongs to G-d, and
teaches us what He wants us do do
or not to do.

the performance of Mitzvos can be
used for self perpetuation and aggrandizement. It’s only though humble performance of torah and
mitzvos, not for the self, that this can
be achieved.
The main quality of Moshe, his
greatest description, is that he was
the most humble person to ever live.
He didn’t feel himself at all. Moshe
had no self awareness. When Moshe
spoke, it was G-d speaking through
his mouth. It is only because of his
selflessness, that Moshe was able to
become the ultimate teacher and the
conveyor of G-d’s Torah to the Jewish nation.
This is also the reason why it was
Moshe who needed to lead the fight
against Midian. Since Moshe had the
greatest capacity of selflessness and
nullification, he was able to combat
the strength and heavy beingness of
Midian. Along with the scholars
from the tribe of Levi, who spent
their days completely immersed in
Torah instead of worldly pursuits,
the Jewish people were able to overcome the evil of Midian, the cancer
of baseless hatred, and begin the
more personal and emotional conquest of the holy land.
As we read about this during the
three weeks, we hope that we can
draw the energy into our lives to love
and connect with each other and
eradicate the little remnants of Midian we might have strewn about, to
hastily bring about the coming of
Moshiach and the rebuilding of the
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here is a lesson, meted out in this week's portion that has eternal ramifications upon the theological nature of the Jewish nation. It is a
lesson that defines our attitudes toward spirituality and its
relevance to modern living.
After Bila'am's failed efforts to curse the Jewish people, he
devised another ploy. He advised the nations of Midian and
Moav to lure the Jews to sin through salacious activities.
Midian complied wholeheartedly, offering its daughters as
conspirators in the profanity. The scheme worked. The Jews
cavorted with Midianite women, and the wrath of Hashem
was aroused. A plague ensued and thousands of Jews died.
In this week's portion, Hashem commands his people to
administer justice. "Make the Midianites your enemies and attack
them! For they antagonized you through their conspiracy that they conspired against you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi,
daughter of a leader of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day
of the plague, in the matter of Peor" (Numbers 25:17-18). Eventually Jews go to war with Midian.

to call the doctor, but it was on Shabbos. My father was very
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matter of life and death, we were allowed to desecrate the
Shabbos! He called it pikuach nefesh. Rabbi Abramski," the
man implored, "with all due respect. The children are already
here in England. They are safe from the Nazis. The only
issue is where to place them. How they are raised is not
pikuach nefesh!" With that, the man politely bade farewell
and hung up the phone.
That Friday evening, the wealthy man was sitting at dinner,
when the telephone rang incessantly. Finally, the man got up
from his meal and answered the phone.
As he listened to the voice on the other end of the line,
his face went pallid.
"This is Abramski. Please. I would not call on the Sabbath
if I did not think this was pikuach nefesh. Again, I implore
you. We need the funds to ensure that these children will be
raised as Jews."

The issue that may confront the modern thinker is simple.
War? Over what? They were not fighting over land. There
was no dispute over oil or natural resources. Why such vehemence to the point of physical attack over the incident at
Peor? Why call for such physical retribution for an act that
caused spiritual sedition through secular seduction?

Needless to say, the man responded immediately to the appeal.

Rabbi Eliezer Sorotzkin of Lev L'Achim related the following story: In November 1938, before the onset of World
War II, some Jewish children had the opportunity to escape
from Nazi Germany and resettle in England through what
became known as kindertransport. Unfortunately, their were
not enough religious families able to accept these children
and other families who were willing to take them were not
willing to raise the children with Jewish traditions. The Chief
Rabbi of London, Rabbi Yechezkel Abramski, embarked on
a frantic campaign to secure funding to ensure that every
child would be placed in a proper Jewish environment.

The Torah teaches us that our enemies are not merely
those who threaten our physical existence, but those who
threaten our spiritual existence as well. Throughout the generations, we faced those who would annihilate us physically
and others who would be just as happy to see us disappear
as Jews.

Rabbi Abramski called one wealthy Jewish industrialist and
begged him for a donation sizable enough to ensure that the
children would be raised in proper Jewish environment. "It
is pikuach nefesh!" cried Rabbi Abramski.
At that point, the tycoon became incensed. "Rabbi," he
said, "Please do not use that term flippantly. I know what
pikuach nefesh is. Pikuach nefesh means a matter of life and
death! When I was young, my parents were very observant.
When my baby sister was young, she was very sick. We had

We understand matters of life and death, justice and injustice, war and peace, in corporeal terms. It is difficult to
view spirituality in those terms as well.

What our enemies were unable to do to the Jewish people
with bullets and gas, they have succeeded in doing with assimilation and spiritual attrition.
People fail to equate the severity of spiritual disorders with
those of a physical nature. They may scoff at a prohibited
marriage in the eyes of the Torah, or seek a leniency to absolve themselves from following matrimonial law, yet they
will leave no stone unturned in searching for a genetic incompatibility or suspect health issue. The Torah teaches us
that the two the physical world and the spiritual world are
inseparable. An attack on spirituality, breaches the borders
of our very essence, and our response must be in kind. It is
essential to know that when we do some serious soul-searching there is really something out there waiting to be found.

CLOSE TO 1000 RALLY IN LOS ANGELES
IN SUPPORT OF SHOLOM
MORDECHAI RUBASHKIN
In a tremendous display of support, sympathy and unity nearly 1000 people
gathered Monday evening at Moshe Ganz Hall in Los Angeles to Daaven on behalf of Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin. The main ballroom was full with
standing room only, with many attendees choosing to sit in the overflow room.
The tone of the evening was set by the MC, Los Angeles businessman and
noted philanthropist Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz. He began by expressing his
amazement at the remarkable diversity of the crowd and how inspiring this unity
was. He then proceeded to outline the many injustices of the case and how disproportionate the proposed sentence is.
The entire crowd stood as Rabbi Berish Goldenberg, Principal at Yeshiva
Rav Isaacson, led the crowd in reciting Tehillim verse by verse.
Rabbi Yaakov Krause, Mara D’asra of Young Israel of Hancock Park, spoke
about the legendary kindness of Reb Sholom Mordechai and the entire
Rubashkin family. He reminisced meeting with the Rubashkin family in the
Catskill Mountains and recalled how impressed he was with their support of a
camp for special needs children and the extraordinary Mesirus Nefesh the family’s patriarch Rabbi Chazanow had as Schochet in Russia.
Meir Simcha Rubashkin, son of Reb Sholom Mordechai, followed by describing the difficulty the Rubashkin children are having adjusting to life without
their beloved father. He shared a letter that his father wrote during the verdict
expressing his steadfast, unwavering faith in Hashem.
The evening concluded with Rabbi Ezra Binyomin Schochet, Rosh Yeshivah
at Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad. He discussed the importance of not only
being inspired by Reb Sholom Mordechai, but using the inspiration to make actual improvements in our personal Avodas Hashem.
The event was well attended by a cross-section of the entire Greater Los Angeles community area with a strong representation of local Rabbonim, Roshei
Kollel and Yeshivos. The evening ended at approximately 11pm.

arshas Masei discusses the sojourns of Klal Yisrael through the
desert. It focuses on the many stops that the Jewish nation made,
hinting at the ensuing incidents that occurred with each stop.

DEAD FIRST

But one verse seems to divert attention from the Jews' travels and chooses
to focus on a scene occurring miles away. The Torah tells us that "the Jews
journeyed from Ramses on the fifteenth day of the first month and went forth with a
Yad Ramah to the eyes of all Egyptians" (Numbers 33:3). The Torah then inserts a seemingly irrelevant detail, one that seems to be insignificant if not
anticlimactic in proportion to the great tragedy that befell the Egyptians
and the miraculous Exodus of the Jews. It reverts to a scene that takes
place back in Mitzrayim as the Jews were a few days into their escape from
Egypt. "The Egyptians were burying their dead and in their gods Hashem meted justice".
Isn't that a mere detail in history? Why even mention it? In fact if we
were to mention anything, the Torah should write "and the Egyptians were
mourning their first born-dead whom Hashem miraculously smote on the
prior night."
It seems that the Torah placed this posuk in this place as a significant lesson a part of the lessons of the Exodus.
In the famous work, A Tzaddik in our Times, Simcha Raz relates an
amazing story about Rabbi Aryeh Levin, the tzadik of Jerusalem: It was
mid-May 1948, bombs were raining on central Jerusalem, no street was
safe and no home a haven. Yet it was during a bomb attack that Samuel
Weingarten, a bank cashier who volunteered for civil defense, spotted the
holy sage Rabbi Aryeh Levin, maneuvering his way, dodging craters below
and bombs from above, in a desperate effort to get somewhere. His steps
were careful and calculated and he strode with confidence with a clear destination in mind.
"Rabbi!" he shouted above the din. "Where are you going? A Jew must
guard his soul! They are shooting at us! Get inside a shelter!"
Rabbi Levin was not fazed. "I am on my way to do the greatest mitzvah.
There are forty deceased souls in the Bikur Cholim Hospital, with no one
to guard them. The only watchmen are the human jackals who cut their

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finger to remove their jewelry. I am rounding up volunteers to guard them.
The bombs will have to find different addresses."
In addition to exacting every detail of how a Jew should live their life,
the Torah is also a guidebook to an entire world on what is ethically correct.
The foundations set in the Torah of myriad principles found the core of
ethical behavior even to the basest of people.

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Murder, incest, and other abominable acts are deplored in the Torah.
Some are denoted with the words toaivah, abominable, others with depictions of Heavenly retribution, whether it be the Flood or the destruction
of S'dom. Those stories are lessons for civilization. They are standards required for every inhabitant of planet Earth. Those aspects of the Torah
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serve as a moral compass. They come together with the
ethos of kindness and compassion that can be surely
garnered by those who are students of the Torah.
So if we take a step back in time and understand what
was going on in the minds of the Egyptians, and what
the Torah deems important to mention, perhaps we can
garner another moral lesson that may better inspire our
generation of proper values.
Imagine! For 210 years the Jews were captive in
Egypt. Despite miraculous plagues, never heard of or
seen before in the history of civilization, the Egyptians
held on. They were not letting go!! Not a threat of disaster, nor its execution cracked their resolve nor diminished the Egyptians' desire to maintain their hold on
the Jews. Not blood, boils, locust or any other plague,
shook their resolve. Even when the Jews finally left, the
Egyptians chased after them. But not immediately. The
Torah tells us that something else was more important.
Something was worth giving the Jews an enormous
head-start. Something was worth losing the very nation
that their first-born gave their lives to keep all for one
staid principle. The honor and burial of the dead.
Perhaps the Torah talks to civilization. It tells the
world what was important, even to a nation that had
no qualms about the indenture of another people. No
matter how long it took, no matter the financial ramifications, no matter the loss of power and prestige in
giving the Jews a long head-start. It did not matter.
Honor the smitten. Bury the dead.
And so the Torah tells us that despite the political
ramifications that occurred with the Exodus, something else was on Egypt's mind. Maybe the actions of
that primitive nation should give the world a perspective about what really matters. If an ancient nation was
willing to give up its century-old national pride, the loss
of the largest single work-force in history for the honor
of the dead, shouldn't every nation give thought about
their priorities as well? Shouldn't they keep the honor
of those buried instead of a shopping mall, a new roadway, or even the prestigious honor that a place in a museum bestows? We may not learn many great moral
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YESHIVA GEDOLAH OF LOS ANGELES
CELEBRATES ANNUAL SIYUM
Yeshiva Gedolah of Los Angeles held its Annual Siyum on June Gross, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Gedolah. In honor of the Siyum,
16, 2010. The Yeshiva, established over 30 years ago by Talmidim Rabbi Gross gave a Mazel Tov to the Talmidim of the Yeshiva for
of Beis Medrash Gevoha, has grown to
their accomplishments, as well as
become a true Makom Torah in Los Anthanking the Yeshiva’s Rebbonim for all
geles. The Yeshiva’s Talmidim continue
of their efforts. Rabbi Gross spoke about
their learning in the best yeshivas in Eretz
how remarkable it is that Mr. Ryzman is
Yisroel and America. The Siyum was to
so deeply involved in his learning while
mark the completion of Meseches Kerunning a successful company. He
dushin. One Talmid from each class repremarked, “…there is no such thing as
resented his grade and participated in the
having a discussion with Zvika that
Siyum. This year’s Siyum was L’zacher
doesn’t include a Halacha, a Chidush, or
Nishmas Mr. Yankel Kornwasser, a”h,
some new insight in Machuva. Not only
a long time leader of the Los Angeles
is he so enthusiastic about his learning,
L to R: Rabbi Eliezer Gross, Rosh Yeshiva;
Community.
but Tzvika has the ability to transfer his
Rabbi Benzion Twerski, Rabbi of Cong. Bais
enthusiasm to all the balabatim who
Yehuda;
and
Zvika
Ryzman
Mr. Kornwasser was one of the
attend his shiurim throughout the week.”
founding members of the Torah
One of the balabatim, Dr. Steven Weiss,
Community in Los Angeles. He was a
represented the many balabatim who
Talmid Chacham, as well as a supporter
attend the shiurim. Dr. Steven Weiss, a
and prominent member of the many
prominent physician in Los Angeles, a
Torah institutions in Los Angeles. Along
long-time friend and supporter of
with his brother, Y.B.L. Mr. Motel
Yeshiva Gedolah, and a personal friend
Kornwasser, Mr. Kornwasser was also
of Tzvika’s, spoke of the beauty of
one of the founders of the Bobova
learning with Tzvika, and the Hakaras
Community in New York. Both were
HaTov that the balabatim have for his
recently honored for helping to rebuild the
time and dedication in learning with
Talmidim and guests at the Siyum
Bobov Community in America after the
them. Dr. Weiss also remarked that
war. Mrs. Kornwasser continues her
although, from time to time, they have the
husband’s legacy, recently dedicating a
zechus to hear prominent Rebbeim and
Yeshiva Katana in Los Angeles, Yeshivas
Roshei Yeshivas speak, nothing compares
Aaron Yaakov, named after her husband.
to the excitement that Tzvika can generate
The Siyum was hosted by Mr.
when giving his shiurim. He said, “…
Kornwasser’s daughter and son-in-law,
everyone feels like they are being
Mr. & Mrs. Tzvika Ryzman. Mr. &
transported into a different world – a
Mrs. Ryzman are prominent supporters of
world of Torah.”
Torah institutions both in the United
Mr. Eli Ryzman, grandson of Mr.
States and in Eretz Yisroel. Mr. Ryzman
Kornwasser and son of Mr. & Mrs.
is a Talmid Chacham who was Mechaber
L to R: Dr. Steven Weiss, guest speaker;
Ryzman, spoke on behalf of the family.
many Sefarim on Inyanim of Halacha and
Zvika Ryzman; and Rabbi Gross
He gave heartwarming words about his
Machshava. He is renowned for his Torah
grandfather who who had accomplished
knowledge, as well as his many shiurim
so much.
Mr. Ryzman said that
which he gives to balabatim in the
everything his grandfather did was L’Shame Shamayim, and that
community. Mr. Ryzman’s reputation as a Talmid Chacham and as
he was driven to do everything possible to rebuild what was
a supporter of Torah is known in Eretz Yisroel as well as in Los
destroyed during the Holocaust.
Angeles. Mrs. Ryzman is also very active in the Jewish Community,
and is a major supporter of the Etta Israel Center for children with
The main speaker of the evening was Rabbi Bentzion Twerski
special needs. She was instrumental in the establishment of its boys who serves as the Rabbi of Congregation Bais Yehuda in
program, Ner Yaakov which is named after her father, and helps Milwaukee. Rabbi Twerski praised Mr. Kornwasser and the
to maintain this program, as well as other Etta Israel projects, on Kornwasser-Ryzman Family for all of their accomplishments. He
an ongoing basis.
also took note of the fact that the Siyum was being held in the
beautiful Ryzman Beis Medrash, which is just one more example
The Siyum’s program began with remarks from Rabbi Eliezer
of the family building Torah in America. •

Three Weeks Laws and Customs
A 21 Day Period of National Mourning
For eight hundred and thirty years there
stood an edifice upon a Jerusalem hilltop
which served as the point of contact between heaven and earth. So central was this
edifice to the relationship between man and
G-d that nearly two-thirds of the mitzvot are
contingent upon its existence. Its destruction
is regarded as the greatest tragedy of our history, and its rebuilding will mark the ultimate
redemption-the restoration of harmony
within G-d's creation and between G-d and
His creation.
A full three weeks of our year--the three
weeks "between the strictures" of Tammuz 17
and Av 9--are designated as a time of
mourning over the destruction of the Holy
Temple and the resultant galut--physical exile
and spiritual displacement--in which we still
find ourselves.
In this period, many calamities befell the
Jewish people throughout the generations. It
was during this period of between the straits
that both the first and second Temples were
destroyed.

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During this period, we lessen the extent of
our rejoicing. We don't:
•Conduct weddings. (Engagement parties
– without music – are allowed until Rosh
Chodesh Av.)
• Play musical instruments or listen to
music.
•Recite the Shehecheyanu blessing. Thus,
we do not wear new clothing or eat fruit
which we have not yet eaten this season so
that we will not be required to recite Shehecheyanu.
•Take a haircut or shave. Many Sephardic
communities permit haircuts and shaving
until the week of Tisha b'Av (in other words,
until the Saturday night before the fast).
(Speak to your rabbi if there are extenuating circumstances that prevent you from observing any of
the above customs.)
Shabbat
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on Shabbat. This includes the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av themselves—when
they fall on Shabbat, the fast days are postponed until Sunday, and the Shabbat is joyously celebrated. These Shabbats we must
increase our joy, and add an extra tasty dish
to our meals, to emphasize that we are not
in a state of mourning.
On the first Shabbat of the Three Weeks
(or on the 17th of Tammuz itself, if it falls
on Shabbat) we always read the Torah portion of Pinchas. The end of the reading discusses the three Jewish festivals. It has been
said amongst chassidim that this alludes to
the idea that the three Shabbats of the Three
Weeks are to be celebrated on par with the
three festivals...
Why is all mourning suspended on Shabbat?
Though these days and weeks heralded an
exile rife with persecution and spiritual estrangement, it is our belief that ultimately
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coming of Moshiach, we will understand that all the suffering was
necessary in order to reach the ultimate good. At that time, the
prophets foretell, these sorrowful
days will be transformed into days
of joy (see Breaking Walls for
more on this topic).
Every Shabbat constitutes a
foretaste of the Messianic Era. As
such, on Shabbat we only focus
on the positive element of this period.
Determination to Rebuild
Aside for the aforementioned
"technical" rules and restrictions,
during this period we spend extra
time contemplating the less-thanperfect state the world is in now
and what we can do to improve it
by increasing in deeds of goodness and kindness.
Three Weeks should be a time
of increased Torah study and giving of charity– in keeping with the
verse, "Zion shall be redeemed by law,
and her returnees by charity." Particularly the study of those portions
of Torah that deal with the building of the Holy Temple.
The Three Weeks should be a
time of increased Torah study and
giving of charity. Why these laws?
In the Midrash, G‑d told the
Prophet Ezekiel to instruct the
then exiled Jewish People about
the measurements and design of
the third Holy Temple:
"Master of the world," Ezekiel
replied, "why are You telling me to go
and tell Israel the form of the House;
they are now in exile in the land of our
enemies—is there anything they can do

about it? Let them be until they return
from the exile. Then, I will go and inform them."
G‑d answered: "Should the construction of My House be ignored because My children are in exile? The
study of the design of the Holy
Temple as detailed in the Torah
can be equated to its actual construction. Go tell them to study
the form of the Holy Temple. As
a reward for their study and their
occupation with it, I will consider
it as if they actually built the Holy
Temple."
It is our generation in particular,
that stands on the threshold of
Redemption, that must study
these laws with the awareness that
these laws will be quite practical in
the imminent future!
From Destruction to Renewal
But there is more to the Three
Weeks than fasting and lamentation. The prophet describes the
fasts as "days of goodwill before G-d"days of opportunity to exploit the
failings of the past as the impetus
for a renewed and even deeper
bond with G-d. A sense of purification accompanies the fasting, a
promise of redemption pervades
the mourning, and a current of
joy underlies the sadness. The
Ninth of Av, say our sages, is not
only the day of the Temple's destruction--it is also the birthday of
Moshiach.
May we soon merit the fulfillment of
the prophecy: "I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and
make them rejoice from their sorrow"
(Jeremiah 31:12). •

SPECIAL FORCES, IDF STRESS MANAGEMENT TRAINING
AT CHABAD OF BRENTWOOD
The room was quiet, the atmosphere, intimidating. Sighs of pain
could clearly be heard. Over 100 people, just finished a lavish Friday
night meal, were instructed to stand up next to their Shabbat tables and
stretch their arms out while holding full and heavy water bottles in each
hand. A few seconds into the exercise, the pain became apparent and,
as a result, arms started to bend down.
“It is too painful” someone moaned quietly from one corner. “Keep
your arms straight and stretched out!” - the crowd was instructed in a
commandeering, army-like, manner - “Focus on your goal! ignore the
pain! Stay in control of your emotions!”.
With the increasing pain, people’s minds were occupied
with one question: when will this exercise end?

10 years of serious study of Torah and Chassidic teachings to perfect
and market Mind In Control techniques. His goal is to empower individuals and professionals around the globe to address emotional responses to triggers, like stress, thus, significantly improve personal and
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"All of us are exposed to some level of stress,” says Dr. Heart. “It
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employees. Stress is often related to finances, health or relationships.
You do not have to find yourself in life-threatening situations in the
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The Shabbaton began on Friday afternoon with the
traditional Friday evening prayer. A delicious 4-course
dinner was served, then an introduction to and basic
Mind In Control exercises were presented. Attendees
actively participated in the lecture and exercises and
stayed behind for a long Q&A session.

The above was not taken from a suspense movie or a
horror novel. Earlier this month, during a Shabbaton organized by Rabbi and Rebbetzin Hecht, Chabad of Brentwood, participants were taught and trained in Mind In
Control - a skilled method of controlling emotional responses to internal and external triggers, such as anger,
anxiety and fear.

The next day, following davening and a wonderful
Shabbat lunch, the Mind In Control Shabbaton continued with 90 minutes of mental and physical exercises. Participants were taught and trained to remain
in control of their emotional responses to stress and
respond calmly under mental and physical pressure.

The instructor, Dr. Gill Heart, served for over 6 years
Gill Heart, PhD
in a Special Forces Commando unit in the IDF (Israel
Defense Forces) before going on to earn a PhD degree
in Bio-Medical Engineering. During his army training
and service, Dr. Heart learned to maximize and successfully maintain
In one exercise, a participant had to make his way through rows of
his performance even under extreme circumstances.
human blockades while blindfolded, not allowing the commotion to
discourage him from reaching his destination. In another, one particiLater, as a Captain in the IDF, Gill trained and led other soldiers in
pant stood in front of two others while focusing on a specific, pre-despecial operations. Dr. Heart says about his specialty, "Special operatermined thought process. The two then engaged him in full
tions require dealing with stressful circumstances. Being physically fit
conversation, while he attempted to remain focused on his thoughts
helps, but falls short of being the solution. Ironically, it is all in your
mind!"
Participants reported that they thoroughly enjoyed the Mind In Control Shabbaton. Some reported, after-the-fact, that they decided to imFollowing a series of entrepreneurial projects over the past decade,
plement some of the techniques into their personal and business daily
Dr. Heart decided to combine his military expertise, education, and his
lives. •
Dr. Gill Heart offers Mind In Control seminars and workshops to businesses and organizations, across the US, Europe
and Israel. For more information, please contact: Gill@MindInControl.net/ or,
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